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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/97117

97117

ZIP 97117 is Gales Creek, Oregon, in Washington County; area codes 971 and 503; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Washington
Population
982
Coordinates
45.6319, -123.3359
☼ Live from 97117 — Gales Creek, OR

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Where 97117 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97117
  • 🔢 Type 97117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIILG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 97117 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101101011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97116 (Forest Grove, OR, 9 mi away) and 97118 (Garibaldi, OR, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97117 becomes 71179, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11779, 11797, 11977, 19177, 19717, 71971, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11977 in Westhampton, NY, 2,529 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,313 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97117 and you would come out at 45.63°S, 56.66°E — 682 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 41m.
  • 📏 At 39.7 square miles of land, 97117 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population982This ZIP982
Households298This ZIP298
Housing units298This ZIP298
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$121,818This ZIP$121,818Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$652,800This ZIP$652,800Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,857This ZIP$1,857Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.6%This ZIP41.6%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density24.7 / sq miThis ZIP24.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees95This ZIP95
Annual payroll$3,750,000This ZIP$3,750,000
Tax returns filed270This ZIP270
Total adjusted gross income$24,624,000This ZIP$24,624,000

Land area

Land area39.70 sq miThis ZIP39.70 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 97117

ZIPCityDistance
97125 Manning, OR 6.1 mi
97144 Timber, OR 7.9 mi
97116 Forest Grove, OR 8.9 mi
97106 Banks, OR 9.8 mi
97109 Buxton, OR 10.0 mi
97119 Gaston, OR 12.4 mi
97133 North Plains, OR 16.1 mi
97064 Vernonia, OR 16.4 mi
97113 Cornelius, OR 16.6 mi
97148 Yamhill, OR 19.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97117?

97117 is in Gales Creek, Oregon, in Washington County, part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.6319, -123.3359.

What county is 97117 in?

97117 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 97117?

Gales Creek uses area codes 971 and 503, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 97117 in?

97117 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97117?

About 982 people live in ZIP code 97117, in 298 households, at 24.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 97117?

$121,818 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97117?

The closest are 97125 (6.1 mi), 97144 (7.9 mi), 97116 (8.9 mi), 97106 (9.8 mi) and 97109 (10 mi).

Is 97117 a PO Box ZIP code?

97117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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